Find out how popular the last name Neyman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Neyman.

Neyman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Neyman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Neyman in America

Neyman is the 22721st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Neyman surname appeared 1,128 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Neyman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Neyman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Neyman

The surname NEYMAN originated in Russia and is derived from the Russian word "немой" (nemoy), which means "mute" or "silent." It is believed to have first appeared during the Middle Ages as a descriptive nickname given to someone who was perceived as quiet or taciturn.

One of the earliest documented references to the name NEYMAN can be found in the Velikiye Minei Chetii, a 16th-century Russian collection of saints' lives and hagiographies, where it is mentioned in connection with a monk named Neyman who lived in the 14th century.

In the 17th century, the name NEYMAN appeared in the Perepisnye Knigi, a series of census books compiled in Moscow between 1678 and 1703. These records list several individuals with the surname NEYMAN residing in various parts of Russia.

Notable individuals with the surname NEYMAN throughout history include:

1. Jerzy Neyman (1894-1981), a Polish-American mathematician and statistician, known for his contributions to the field of modern statistics and the development of the Neyman-Pearson lemma.

2. Andrei Neyman (1832-1888), a Russian journalist and literary critic, who was an influential figure in the Russian literary scene of the 19th century.

3. Viktor Neyman (1904-1967), a Soviet military leader who served as a major general during World War II and was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

4. Nadezhda Neyman (1839-1886), a Russian writer and novelist, best known for her novel "Semeinaya Khronika" (Family Chronicle), which depicted the lives of Russian nobility in the 19th century.

5. Lev Neyman (1856-1919), a Russian architect who designed several notable buildings in St. Petersburg, including the Naryshkin Mansion and the Ryabushinsky Mansion.

Over time, the surname NEYMAN has also been associated with various place names and locations in Russia, such as the village of Neymany in the Smolensk region and the Neyman River in the Krasnoyarsk Krai.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Neyman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Neyman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Neyman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Neyman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Neyman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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